8th Grade Midterm Literature Vocabulary

events and the order in which they are arranged

• Connecting

• Myth

• Plot

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Recall what you already know about people, places, or events in a texts.

• Reflecting

• Activating Prior Knowledge

• Connecting

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

nonfiction writing telling the life story of its author, a written record of the author’s own life

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Plot

• Connecting

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

nonfiction writing, a biography is simply an account or detailed description about the life of a person

• Novel

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Make connections between what you are reading and your own life, the world around you, or other selections that you have read.

• Point of View

• Description

• Setting a Purpose for Reading

• Connecting

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Before you read, decide what you hope to get out of a piece of writing.

• Setting a Purpose for Reading

• Activating Prior Knowledge

• Identifying Author’s Purpose

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

the difference between what is expected and what actually happens or exists

• Irony

• Conflict

• Theme

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

a story’s main idea or life lesson

• Irony

• Theme

• Conflict

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

a struggle between opposing forces (internal, external)

• Irony

• Theme

• Conflict

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story, sometimes a “hero” to the audience or readers.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Meteorologist

• Neurologist

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3